>his country doesn't use schuko, the world standard socket and uses the inferior type A, B or G
>>52970794
What does the ground pin do?
>>52970873
Lowers your risk of dying every time you plug something in.
>>52970873
Grounding your device.
Australian master race, get fucked cunts
>>52970899
>>52970908
How does it work, exactly?
Pic is wrong. Found this abomination in Switzerland.
>>52970921
A fucking switch for a socket? Are you people too retarded to unplug devices?
>>52970928
>this abomination
That's a very compact 3 socket outlet, it's pretty damn good
>>52970921
Any of you nerds know what'd happen if I plug chink shit into my Australian outlet?
>>52970945
It's actually very convenient.
NEMA a best
we should all switch to IEC C13/C14 though since it's clearly the best
>>52970928
It's clearly on the image.
>>52970953
It's still no schuko.
>>52970945
>confirmed for never using switches
It's a fuckload easier, and for shit like a toaster (which you only use infrequently) it makes it a hell of a lot neater than leaving everything unplugged.
>>52970988
Type J can handle Schuko though, and I never saw a Type J plug.
Type K Socket is happiest socket!
>>52970945
My fan is plugged in behind the couch. So instead of moving the entire couch every time I want to turn it off and on, I just reach back and flick the switch.
It's genius really.
>>52970927
One use is in like whitegoods, the metal casing is connected to earth. This means that if the device is damaged or wet, any electric potential will short to earth making the device safer, and tripping the (now mandatory in many places with mandatory earthing) earth leakage switch.
>>52970998
why would you unplug appliances like toasters?
why does this even matter
>>52970794
EU masterrace.
>>52970998
So, toasters in Australia doesn't have its off switch and it must be switched from the socket?
Can't get more beautiful than this.
>>52971013
wut? fans don't have their own switches in your country?
>>52971024
All the ones I've used do.
>>52970945
And leave the plug where, exactly? Switch makes it significantly neater.
>>52971050
looks pretty gross desu
>>52971065
Then why the fuck do you switch it off from your fucking socket rather than from your toaster?
>>52971050
Finally something that feels like home on this good forsaken board.
>>52970962
>>52970998
>>52971013
We use power strips w/ a switch instead in Europe.
>>52971050
I wouldn't trust a plug called shocko.
>>52971078
Sorry, I meant they typically don't have an on/off switch, as there's no need.
Most appliances you only switch off at the wall.
schuko is a fucking gay name desu
>>52971050
>not seeing the beauty of Danish power outlets
>>52971016
I don't, because we have switches.
>>52971024
Because it's not good practice to leave devices active if they are not in use. Especially in a working environment like a kitchen where a single spillage can make such equipment dangerous.
Other devices may operate in standby modes if they are not properly isolated by a switch either.
i feel the rectangular prongs look more aesthetic than the round ones, Uk plug looks the best
>>52971121
le happy face XD
>>52971130
Try to step on British plugs then.
>>52971103
Australian here, I've got a powerstrip with a switch.
It's completely redundant, now that I think about it.
>>52971121
They're cute :D
>>52971121
>>52971134
denmark is literally redddit the country
>>52971127
>I don't, because we have switches.
but why even switch them off?
does power cost so much that you have to save every watt?
>>52971103
what if you only want to turn one of the things off
>>52971121
I want to stick a fork in it's fucking eyes.
>>52971118
How about Schutzkontakt? It even shares a syllable with schutzstaffel (SS)
Reminder to only use high quality surge protection multi plugs for your valuable equipment.
>>52971146
Australia is like UK, UK is a poor country because a fuse in the fucking plug, Australia is poor because a fucking switch in the socket.
>>52971151
you just unplug it
>>52971146
Literally read the second part of that post.
It's a safety and convenience thing.
Some devices may also use a tonne of power even when they are off, but I rarely find that a big problem.
>>52971121
I want to hug them.
>>52971143
>>52971141
>hating the outlets because they are some reddit meme instead of appreciating them regardless
>>52971159
a bit better
>>52971163
but isn't that what the switch is supposed to stop you from having to do in the first place
>>52971160
No shit.
If your computer isn't plugged into a powerboard with a surge protector you might as well burn your house down now.
>>52971151
>>52971163
Or you use the switch on the device itself.
>>52971162
somewhat related
why does the uk have different voltage 'shaver sockets' anyway?
austrailia and the uk seem to like unnecessary complexity
>>52971103
>not having an individually switched strip plugged into a switched socket
mainland pls, let UK handle this
>>52971191
Just get a multiplug with the amount of switches that suit your needs.
>>52971206
Because normal sockets are not allowed in bathrooms.
in this shithole called brazil we don't even get electrical sockets sorted out correctly, it is a mixture between US, EU and the now official CH.
>power socket threads
aka autism containment general
>>52971210
I just hope that house burns down.
>>52971121
Danish outlets a cute. CUTE!
>>52971224
You can't make this shit up.
>>52971213
these look much nicer than the extension cords i have
>>52971230
t. people who have no idea how electricity works
>>52971232
british plugs are the safest in the world m8
>>52971224
>not just using a GFCI
now you don't need to split 240v to 110v or whatever
>>52970794
Schuko is fat and bulky. IT plug is literally EU plug with ground.
It was great when i traveled through europe that even though most countries had their own fuckup of a socket, the EU plug fitted in everyone so i could still charge my phone and camera and so everywhere. Gave me hope
Who /housefire/ here?
I can't tell you how many times I've seen powerboards piggybacked onto these fuckers.
Master-Slave plug setups is something great too.
>>52971296
That's just confusing.
>>52971296
Don't enslave plugs. :(
>>52971296
oh my
>>52971206
>why does the uk have different voltage 'shaver sockets' anyway?
They also use an isolating transformer. Combined with the lower voltage, they are incredibly safe in wet conditions. That and it's only Americans who take televisions and toasters into the bathroom.
>>52971224
In the Netherlands only sockets with ground pins are allowed in bathrooms and kitchens. But these sockets have the same 230 voltage. Unfortunately all other sockets in other rooms are usually not grounded.
>>52971296
whats the red slot do
>>52971322
You can go simple.
>>52971230
>stop discussing technology in /g/!
>>52971361
The red plug is the master. If the device plugged into the master gets switched on, all the slaves will also turn on, likewise they will turn off.
>>52971224
To add on to this, sockets are allowed provided they are installed 3m horizontally from zone 2.
>>52971254
RCD is already a requirement.
>>52970794
>Israel
false.
we're DK+EU
>>52971409
that's kinda neat actually.
>>52971409
Neat. Useful for computers.
>>52971409
E.g. You turn on your PC, the monitors will also start to get power.
>>52971401
It's not technology.
It just ends up being a
>"muh fuses"
>"muh switches"
>"muh denmark"
>"muh earthing"
>"muh schuko"
circlejerk.
No better than the fucking consumer threads.
>>52971401
Maybe they are just some jealousy desktop thread regular.
Post your plugs.
The socket under the power sockets is a landline phone extension.
>>52971450
Fuck off you desktop thread regular. This is technology.
>>52971409
that's neat but I don't see a reason to have this when you can just hit the main switch on it
>>52971450
that's because no one recognizes the IEC C13/C14 as the master race plug
>>52971450
Hey, we're discussing real men technology, unlike those programming pussies. We're discussing the technology that can kill you, not programming.
>>52971460
The idea is to have permanent plugged in devices and devices that are related to another in master-slave on the same powerboard/ multiplug. So you can have essentials running while others are switched off.
>>52971457
>ausfag plug
>>52971483
There has to be ways to use code to kill a guy by now, right?
I'm asking for a friend. Who is an FBI agent.
>>52971296
So does this work if your desktop is in sleep mode?
>>52971495
>Switch computer off at wall when I leave on a trip.
>House still there when I get back.
>>52971521
you're already reaching near the outlet, why not just unplug it
then you can't blame the socket if the switch fails
UK plug master socket
https://youtu.be/UEfP1OKKz_Q
>>52971534
Honestly socket switches only exist to stop kids that stick cutlery in them from dying.
Odds are if something is plugged in the wall switch is always on. Except toasters.
>>52971509
On higher quality boards you can adjust the limit/ marginal value for the slaves. Havent tried it myself.
>>52971584
Tell your retarded kids NOT to stick cutlery to the fucking socket
>>52971593
Nobody likes taking responsibility when the nanny state can do it for you.
>>52971584
that's what these are for
>>52971457
This is fucking disgusting.
>>52971627
but if it's built into the plug/socket then you don't need to bother with that faff
>>52971640
People still do.
It's like a failsafe to a failsafe.
>>52970962
>Any of you nerds know what'd happen if I plug chink shit into my Australian outlet?
it'll werk, the only difference between CN and AU/NZ plugs is that the CN one is typically mounted upside-down (ground pin up)
>>52971296
This makes me moist.
>>52971457
Looks like a very early American plug.
>>52971151
You kill yourself
>>52971584
It's also so you can plug things in without a live electrical current flowing
>>52971697
also drain to ground by switching it off before unplugging it (ground remains connected, naturally)
So is there an actual China plug? China shit I've bought has 70% EU/30% US plugs. Diagram is busted anyway
>>52970928
What if you're drunk?
>>52971584
If that's the case, why do UK sockets have switches despite the contacts being covered?
Glorious schuko master race.
Non-indented plugs are death traps that should only be used in countries where population control is required.
>>52970945
>doesn't have a switch for a socket
haha good goyim.
>>52971196
Thanks for reminding me what I forgot to buy when I moved in
>>52971842
That's comfy.
>>52970794
Schuko has unsafe compatibility though. UK is the safest plug.
>>52971842
If you mean indented sockets then U.Ks non indented are just as good.
>>52971995
t. people who don't know how Schuko works
>>52971995
>UK
>poor man's plug
>world standard
>not used worldwide
Okay
>>52971686
fun fact: the earliest American plugs weren't plugs at all, they were Edison screws. A lot of early electrification work in the late 1800s didn't install general-purpose plugs, since there was nothing to plug into them, only lightbulb sockets. As a result early non-lightbulb electrical products screwed into a bulb socket.
>>52972012
what are you talking about. You can put a schuko plug into the indian and danish sockets which is why it can never be a world standard. The one that is standard in south africa is probably the best desu although I like the ground pin being ontop.
>>52972112
That's exactly why Schuko plugs are the standard, retard. It's universal.
>>52972165
But. its. not. safe.
>>52970794
> His country doesn't use IEC 60906-1 master race plugs, or at least a design extremely close to it.
We need to make the world use IEC 60906-1 instead of all the retarded shit standards.
us plug master race
>>52972233
> The IEC 60906-1 system also avoids the problems of the Schuko and French systems currently used in most of Europe and large parts of Asia:
> Ambiguity between line and neutral on Schuko.
> Large size.
> Mateability of Class I plugs with commonly used two pin sockets that lack protective-earth contacts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60906-1
Better, and without all the shitty bulk. IEC wins.
>>52971226
> and the now official CH
No, you have a derivative of the IEC_60906-1 plug, one which is basically incompatible with IEC_60906-1 or SEV 1011. Still a better design than most, though.
>>52970921
this
>>52972282
>no fuse
It's shit.
>>52971160
So the switch placement is bad on this then?
>>52972330
We're not poor like UK, anon.
>>52972330
Of course it's fused, just not uselessly on every damn plug like some colonial age retrofit shit installation?
>>52972185
and ring circuits are super safe, right?
>>52972340
That's fucking disgraceful.
>>52972282
exactly how is N-L ambiguity a problem for consumer devices?
>>52972364
Something like this is usually how it looks. You have arrays of fuses in a fuse box, one per circuit, plus fault current detection and so on.
IEC is best, and obviously also one of the few standards that had a lot of work put into it in recent times (they basically revised the already often updated Swiss standards to something that could be workable for all of Europe or all the world, in modern times).
>>52970945
Some power sockets are higher up on a wall, for example, and instead of unplugging a device letting the plug drop to the floor you just have to flip a little switch.
There is literally 0 reason to not have a switch on power sockets.
>>52971266
>IT plug is literally EU plug with ground.
No, not quite, they're a little wider apart to accomodate the third prong. Most modern outlets are Schuko-compatible like the right one, but in older houses you need an adapter to plug in EU-style plugs and it's a pain in the ass.
>>52972420
cost.
>>52972453
Wait, do power switches cost more?
>>52971493
How does that work? My measuring current? Does it also work with sleep modes, e.g. you put the computer to sleep and the screens turn off and you wake it up (e.g. via network) and they turn on again?
>>52972523
Just saw the other anon asking, don't mind me.
How does one recognize a high-amp copper line from a low-amp line if all plugs are the same?
(Thick/thin shuko)
>>52972469
i don't know, i was just making a statement that could or could not be true
>>52972420
> There is literally 0 reason to not have a switch on power sockets.
It's an option, but usually useless - you know, with almost all appliances featuring switches in better positions anyway, and many people preferring to put most of their sockets near the ground (so cables and sockets are not so visible - but that's not where you want to operate switches anyhow).
Better just have the switch for the power socket separately in a place you like to operate it, if at all. Gives you a switch in a nice place without many cables hanging off walls.
>not using camlok or pin & sleeve
>>52972583
is that CH?
>>52971210
That looks ghetto as fuck haha
>2016
>Still no USB wall sockets to charge your devices
>Still having to use retarded AC to DC adapters on 90% of devices.
>>52971210
Fire hazard only second to AMD cards
>>52973576
>>52971160
Or just don't live in the 3rd world.
>>52973633
Yes, that's exactly what I want.
Why aren't they standard yet?
>>52973633
That is a retarded placement.
Post you're step up transformer, /g/
>>52973674
Why?
And I think it's the only place it will fit into the wall cutout.
>>52973674
>>52973681
Nice job on the labeling, sperg.
US plugs
>No bulk
>Can be made slim
>Can be foldable with out complicated ways of folding
>Has round holes on the prongs for secure connection
Let's face it.
The UK plug is the superior design.
>>52973724
What's wrong with it?
>>52973709
Nevermind, I forgot how USB worked.
>>52973754
POORFAG
OORFAG
ORFAG
RFAG
FAG
FAGG
FAGGO
FAGGOT
>>52973750
>Has round holes on the prongs for secure connection
>Still falls out all the time.
The UK ones are from the 19th century, industrial style shit, however they are fucking solid. the real inferior plug is the american one, bends from minimal force and is much less safe and secure than european plugs (i'd even take an italian plug over american)
Maybe it's because I work with them everyday, but between US, BS1363, and StagePin, I'll take StagePin everyday. Ground connection made first, durable as FUCK, compact enough to stack 16 per powerstrip, and load ratings in excess of 50 amps.
>tfw no schuko
>>52971226
Cool, the plug/socket clusterfuck will be gone in some years. But I'm still waiting a voltage standard.
>>52971507
Pacemakers
>>52971121
nigga that's kawaii
>>52974663
What a dumb country.
>>52971507
car computers
>>52973750
Why you really pick a HUGE problem there.
>>52971160
There's no fucking difference where the cable is, all that matters is the interior, you don't know jack assfuck.
>>52977051
The cable position is made for more comfortable powerboard placement. So you place it uder your desk und reach the switch while the cable goes behind the desk. Of course it does not affect the surge protection.
You okay now?
>>52970921
That plug looks sad, I would be too if I was in Australia.
Do you still crouch to switch your power board off?
>>52979556
I don't switch my power board off at all
>>52979613
If you got equipment running 24/7, ok.
>not hard wiring everything directly to the distribution box.
>>52979796
/housefire/
>>52970794
Greekfag here, we do but our country still sucks. I wanna kill myself every day.
>>52970928
you're a retard, that's a triple socket
you know, in order to plug three devices
>>52970794
>my country uses type C and L plugs.
Does that make me inferior???
(i'm not from italy)
>>52973430
yes
I have the same everywhere around me
>>52970794
Don't care
I once forced a european plug into a UK socket in Ireland. It was one of those non-earthed plugs (pic). The pins only needed to be like 1 mm further apart, so it wasn't that hard. the plastic on the pins made it sorta safe I guess.
